Soldier dies after being shot in live firing exercise

Police at RAF Tain, north of Inverness, after a soldier was killed during a training exercisePA:Press Association

A soldier killed during a training exercise at an RAF firing range in the Highlands had been shot, police have confirmed.

Emergency services were called to RAF Tain, north of Inverness, at about 6pm on Tuesday. Police Scotland confirmed that a firearm was involved in the death of an armed forces member and that there were no other casualties. The range remains closed after the incident.

It is understood the man, believed to be from the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, which is based at Fort George on the Moray Firth, had been out on a live firing exercise when he was fatally wounded.

Chief Inspector Iain MacLelland said that about 30 detectives were involved in the investigation. In a…